Exyt (exyt_dlp v0.1.2)

Documentation for Exyt. Wrapper / helper to download media from YT

Summary

Functions

check_setup

Downloads a media file from a valid YouTube URL.

Downloads a media file from the given URL and retrieves its local filepath.

Retrieves the description of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the duration of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the filename of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the format of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the ID of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the thumbnail URL of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the title of a media file from the given URL.

Retrieves the media URL from the given URL.

Checks if a URL string is valid.

Validates a URL string to check if it's a valid YouTube URL.

call ytdlp with custom params

Functions

check_setup

Examples

iex> Exyt.check_setup()
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download(url, opts \\ %{})

Downloads a media file from a valid YouTube URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A valid YouTube URL.
`opts` (map): Download options.

Options

`:quality` (atom): The quality of the downloaded video. (:hd | :fhd | :qhd | :uhd | :best). Default is `:best`.
`:output_path` (string): The directory to save downloaded files. Default is the current working directory.
`:format` (string): The desired format of the downloaded file ("webm", "mp4", "m4a"). Default is "webm".

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> options = %{output_path: "/tmp/test/", format: "mp4", quality: :fhd}
iex> Exyt.download(url, options)
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download_getting_filename(url, opts \\ %{})

Downloads a media file from the given URL and retrieves its local filepath.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.
`opts` (map): Download options.

Options

`:quality` (atom): The quality of the downloaded video. (:hd | :fhd | :qhd | :uhd | :best). Default is `:best`.
`:output` (string): The directory to save downloaded files. Default is the current working directory.
`:format` (string): The desired format of the downloaded file ("webm", "mp4", "m4a"). Default is "webm".

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_local_filepath` (string): The local filepath of the downloaded media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> options = %{output_path: "/tmp/test/", format: "mp4", quality: :fhd}
iex> Exyt.download_getting_filename(url, options)
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get_description(url)

Retrieves the description of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_description` (string): The description of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_description(url)
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get_duration(url)

Retrieves the duration of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_duration_in_seconds` (string): The duration of the media file in seconds.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_duration(url)
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get_filename(url)

Retrieves the filename of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_filename` (string): The filename of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_filename(url)
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get_format(url)

Retrieves the format of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_format` (string): The format of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_format(url)

Retrieves the ID of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_id` (string): The ID of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_id(url)
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get_thumbnail(url)

Retrieves the thumbnail URL of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_thumbnail_url` (string): The URL of the media file's thumbnail.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_thumbnail(url)

Retrieves the title of a media file from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_title` (string): The title of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_title(url)

Retrieves the media URL from the given URL.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string pointing to a media file.

Returns

A tuple with two elements:
- `:status_request` (atom): The status of the request (:ok or :error).
- `:string_media_url` (string): The URL of the media file.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.get_url(url)
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is_valid_url?(url)

Checks if a URL string is valid.

Parameters

`url` (string): A URL string to be checked for validity.

Returns

A boolean indicating whether the URL is valid (true) or not (false).

Examples

iex> valid_url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.is_valid_url?(valid_url)
true
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list_formats(url)

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validate_url(url)

Validates a URL string to check if it's a valid YouTube URL.

Parameters

-`url` (string): A URL string to be validated.

Returns

A tuple representing the validation result:
  • {:ok, valid_url} (tuple): If the URL is a valid YouTube URL.
  • {:error, :invalid_youtube_url} (tuple): If the URL is not a valid YouTube URL.

Examples

iex> url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc"
iex> Exyt.validate_url(url)
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ytdlp(params, url)

call ytdlp with custom params

Examples

iex> Exyt.ytdlp(["--get-filename"], "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc")